The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period
Monday, November 14, 2011 to Sunday, November 20, 2011:
Area: SA
Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Location: On our property at Rockleigh
Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus) (5) Species number 55 for our property.
We cannot be sure of the identity of 4 of the birds as only one flew low enough
to see its black face mask. Most of the time they were flying very high while
calling almost continuously.
Our second black-shouldered kite chick flew during the last week. Now there are
2 baby magpies sitting in their nest with their heads showing. We heard them
calling for food and tracked them down.
Reported by: Barbara and Peter Bansemer on Monday, November 14, 2011
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Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Location: Sandgate Street, Reynella
Eastern Koel (Eudynamys orientalis) (1) Looks this bird has returned to area it
spent time in at approximately this time last year. Was seen calling from a
tall Eucalypt in Sandgate Street. Heard calling again at 7am this morning from
Rockley Road, Sarah Ct area.
Reported by: Chris Hankel on Monday, November 14, 2011
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Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Location: Kaiser Stuhl Conservation Park. Barossa.
Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura) (1) One adult circling low above the
open area just beyond the entrance gate. Good views were obtained to note key
features i.e. Long wings, streaked breast and grayish face. Observers: Roly
Lloyd and Edward Smith.
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus) (1) One bird near entrance gate
along the trail. Initially found by hearing the call. A very uncommon species
for the reverse. Roly Lloyd and Edward Smith.
Reported by: Edward Smith on Monday, November 14, 2011
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Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Location: Globe Derby Wetlands, Whites Road. Globe Derby Park . Adelaide.
Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis) (1) Up to 11 Australian Painted
Snipe observed near the southern side of the dam. They were huddled in a tight
group along the shoreline were there is plenty of exposed mud. It is possible
that there were more birds present due to the favorable conditions. Observers:
Edward Smith and Roly Lloyd.
Reported by: Edward Smith on Monday, November 14, 2011
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Date: Monday, November 14, 2011
Location: St Hallett Winery, Tanunda - Barossa Valley
Square-tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura) (1) A single Square-tailed Kite came up
from the south slowly circling about 100m up till it got directly above the
winery, then it glided off in a north westerly direction towards the Tanunda
Sewage Ponds. Managed good views, then tried to get the camera from the car but
only a few average photos were taken as it had gotten too far away! This is the
third sighting in the central Barossa region in three weeks!
Reported by: Chris Steeles on Monday, November 14, 2011
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Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Location: Price Salt Field.
Banded Stilt (Cladorhynchus leucocephalus) (6,000) Later in the morning I found
the bulk of the Banded Stilts on the ponds further away from the ocean side of
the site. Looked like more than 50% were adults. Red-necked Avocets dotted
around with them.
Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) (80) Found these birds out along the
southern boundry road.
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) (10) Whimbrels seen in the area that has the best
selection of waders resting.
Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) (10) Didn't find these birds while
searching but saw them fly out over the Mangroves later in the morning.
Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (8) We were dissapointed to find such a small number
of Fairy Terns.
Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) (8) Nice to see some of these birds,
Whiskered Terns were there in large numbers.
This was a visit into the Price Salt Fileds for the Fairy Tern Survey and
dissapointing from that point of view. The tide was very high and the waders
stayed around, we had great views untill they started to fly out after 9.30am.
I was there with Margie Tiller, Chris Thomas and Beryl.
Reported by: Teresa Jack on Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Location: Onkaparinga Wetlands
Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratula australis) (4) Four birds were seen
foraging in inundated boggy grass bordering the largest dam situated along the
trail just north of the river.
Reported by: Edward Smith on Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Location: Tennyson Beach
Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora) (2) Two birds on upper edge of dunes 180m
north of beach access opposite Fort Street, Grange. Sue Burnell informs me that
these birds have been present for several days, and that approximately three
weeks ago she saw a group of eight Brown Quail approximately 200m further north
of this location.
Reported by: Bob Snell on Friday, November 18, 2011
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Date: Sunday, November 20, 2011
Location: Pond alongside South Rd Onkaparinga Wetlands
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) (1) one bird in group of Black Duck
Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura australis) (1) one male in breeding plumage
Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) (1) one female seen
Reported by: William Brooker on Sunday, November 20, 2011
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